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墨 means 'black ink'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1848   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-34    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 43 words   Used in 70 words   Used in 88 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ボク
Kun
   すみ black ink, ink stick
Additional readings
Name    すの
Variants
墨  
Notes
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Black ink has left an indelible mark on Japanese culture. People have used it to dye clothes, modify their bodies (e.g., tattoos), and censor information. Find out how the Japanese make solid and liquid ink and how they view brushstrokes as a mirror of the mind. Also learn about sumi-e (ink paintings) and enjoy gorgeous sumi-e from talented artists around the globe.
Components
⿱  黒 black  土 ground; earth  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 墨 is used 7 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 墨 is used 66 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ボク : 27 words FIND ALL
ぼ く じ ゅ う 0
noun
1. India ink; China ink
2. ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
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ボク (read as ぼっ) : 6 words FIND ALL
ぼ っ こ ん 0
noun
ink marks; handwriting
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すみ : 23 words FIND ALL
す み え 0
ink painting
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すみ (read as ずみ) : 10 words FIND ALL
ま ゆ ず み 2
Most common form: 黛
noun
1. eyebrow pencil
2. blackened eyebrows
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An additional 5 less common words include 墨 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1821  Joy o' Kanji : 1821  Key to Kanji: - 

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墨
ボク   すみ black ink, ink stick   
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黒
コク   くろ    くろい black   
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里
リ   さと village   
灬
fire
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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